As part of the preparations for the professional world premiere of The Scarlet Letter by Opera Colorado in May, 2016, I was commissioned to create a one-hour touring version of the opera, The Scarlet Letter, Abridged. This version is for five singers and piano and will premiere on March 8, 2015 at 2 pm at The Studio Loft at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in Denver, CO, in a performance conducted by Ari Pelto.
I will be in residence for a week prior, working with the young artists and conductor Ari Pelto. Librettist David Mason will join me and Ari for a post-performance discussion, led by General Director Greg Carpenter.
The outstanding young performers are:
Leah Bobbey as Hester Prynne
Brett Sprague as the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale
Andrew Paulson as Dr. Roger Chillingworth
Katherine Sanford as Mistress Hibbons
Daniel DeVicente as Governor Bellingham
and Allan Armstrong on piano.